Rays beat Cubs; Braves rally for win

The Associated Press

Published Thursday, June 19, 2008

CINCINNATI -- Derek Lowe earned his first road win since last August by pitching into the sixth inning, and Los Angeles extended its season-long domination of Cincinnati with a 6-1 victory Wednesday night.

Red Sox 7, Phillies 4

PHILADELPHIA -- J.D. Drew tied a career-high with four hits and fell a triple short of the cycle for Boston.

Drew hit a three-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the third, had an RBI single in the fourth and singled in the sixth before tapping out in the eighth. He finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs.

Brewers 5, Blue Jays 4

MILWAUKEE -- Mike Cameron and Russell Branyan homered, the Brewers made a pair of heady baserunning plays and the bullpen held on in Milwaukee's victory over the reeling Toronto Blue Jays.

Tigers 7, Giants 2

SAN FRANCISCO -- Placido Polanco had four hits, drove in two runs and scored three as Detroit knocked struggling San Francisco starter Barry Zito out after two innings.

Orioles 2, Astros 1, 10 innings

BALTIMORE -- Kevin Millar singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning, and Baltimore handed Houston its seventh straight loss.

It was the fourth straight one-run game for the Orioles, three of them victories. Baltimore is 17-10 in one-run games compared to 13-31 last year.

Twins 11, Nationals 2

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Slowey won his second straight start since his worst outing of the year, Justin Morneau had three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Omar Infante hit a tiebreaking single, and the Atlanta Braves scored three times in the ninth inning to beat the Texas Rangers.

Chipper Jones homered and went 2-for-5 to keep his major league-best batting average at .400. The Braves' slugger hit a 3-2 pitch over the center field fence with two outs in the first for his 16th of the year.

Royals 3, Cardinals 2 /P>

ST. LOUIS -- David DeJesus and Alex Gordon hit solo home runs in the eighth inning Wednesday night, rallying Brian Bannister and the Kansas City Royals past the St. Louis Cardinals.

Yankees 8, Padres 5

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez homered for the fourth straight game and the New York Yankees held off the San Diego Padres.

Wednesday night, setting a season high with their sixth consecutive victory.